Tag: Cladding
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Wabi-Sabi Finish Debuts for Coastal-Gray Wood Cladding
News about a new cladding finish from Nakamoto Forestry The Silver Weathering Stain—now available for their Gendai® yakisugi and unburned sugi wood cladding products—is specially formulated to weather from a bright silver to a soft, coastal gray. Images Courtesy of: Nakamoto Forestry The Silver Weathering Stain was created in response to architects and designers looking for a gray…
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Post-Grenfell cladding training developed through CITB pilot
The new programme focuses on the correct specification and installation of rainscreen cladding systems, fire performance measures including cavity barriers and interfaces, inspection and supervision procedures, legal duties and competence under the Building Safety Act regime, and practical on‑rig assessments to evidence competence. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Making unsafe buildings safe again: the realities of cladding remediation
Facade specialist Kris Zakrzewski MCIOB reports from the front line of construction’s most complex projects Image: Dreamstime Cladding remediation on higher-risk buildings (HRB) is one of the greatest challenges facing the industry today. As a senior project manager working on facades, I witness firsthand how these schemes place pressure on every stage of delivery. Delays often…
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Choosing Aluminium Cladding: Some Key Considerations
For modern architectural facades, aluminium cladding is increasingly popular for everything from residential developments to high-rise commercial buildings. The right cladding product must be selected – ideally, Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) non-combustible aluminium cladding. Key Insights Aluminium cladding delivers a modern, sleek aesthetic that is durable, lightweight, and easy to install. Deemed-to-Satisfy (DtS) non-combustible aluminium cladding is…
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Building for the Future with Sustainable Cladding
Throughout the construction industry, the call for greener, more sustainable practices is no longer just talk, it’s a fundamental imperative. As we move toward minimizing the environmental impact of our buildings, the exterior envelope has emerged as an area where innovation is absolutely necessary. A façade of a building is more than just its public…
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New law will require high-rise cladding remediation by 2029
The government is bringing forward a new Remediation Bill requiring landlords of buildings 18m or more in height with unsafe cladding to complete remediation by the end of 2029. The law will also set a 2031 cladding remediation deadline for owners of buildings 11-18m in height. Under the new legislation, those failing to comply without…
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Associated Materials Launches ASCEND® Cladding Accessories
Associated Materials Innovations (AMI) is expanding its ASCEND® Composite Cladding line with a full suite of color-matched accessories engineered to help contractors make full-system installs more efficient and visually unified. Launching just in time for peak siding season, the new J-Channel, trims and outside corner post profiles create a high-end finish with no caulking, sealing or painting required.…
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‘How can I fight a wrong adjudication award?’
This month’s contract clinic question comes from a contractor on the sharp end of an adjudication award over a cladding remediation project. Nicholas Zeolla sets out the options for contesting an adjudication. The question: Help – I have received a (wrong) adjudication award against my construction company as a result of a dispute over costs…
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10 dormer cladding ideas to finish off your loft conversion
All too often, not enough thought is given to dormer cladding ideas, with homeowners focussing all their efforts on the new internal spaces they’ll be creating in their loft conversion instead. Big mistake. While dormer loft conversions and dormer windows can both really enhance the external appearance of a house, the wrong choice of cladding…
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‘Our model delivers an effective cladding remediation programme’
Clarion Housing’s post-Grenfell strategy has been commended by Dame Judith Hackitt. Will Mann talks to the group’s building safety team about cladding remediation, quality management and the power of data. “Of our 10,000 buildings, almost 9,000 used half-brick or brick slips as the predominant material. The risk posed by certain materials was more concentrated in a…